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Soil Moisture Study under Drip Irrigated Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) in Sandy Loam Soil


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1 Zonal Research Station (BAU), Darisai, East Singhbhum (Jharkhand), India
2 Shramshakti College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Maldad, Sangamner (M.S.), India
     

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Field experiment was conducted at Plasticulture Farm, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan during Rabi season of 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 on sandy loam soil to study the moisture distribution pattern of sandy loam soil under the drip irrigated cabbage at various irrigation and fertigation levels. The experiments were laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with ten treatments which included three irrigation levels 100, 80 and 60% of evapotranspiration (ET) along with three fertigation levels, viz., 100, 75 and 50% of recommended dose of fertilizer and one control (Surface irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio + 100% RDF through farmer’s practice) and were replicated thrice. Observations revealed that highest yield (340.73 q ha-1) was recorded with the treatment combination of drip irrigation with 80 % ET and fertigation @ 75 % RDF. The crops treated with 80 per cent ET experienced that the moisture content was maintained near to field capacity at the ischolar_main zone of the crop. The vertical and radial spread of water in the soil increased with the amount of irrigation. In all the treatments, the soil moisture distribution along the vertical direction increased and laterally it was decreased.

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Drip Irrigation, Fertigation, Soil Moisture Distribution, Cabbage.
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Authors

Daleshwar Rajak
Zonal Research Station (BAU), Darisai, East Singhbhum (Jharkhand), India
Pravin Dahiphale
Shramshakti College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Maldad, Sangamner (M.S.), India

Abstract


Field experiment was conducted at Plasticulture Farm, CTAE, Udaipur, Rajasthan during Rabi season of 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 on sandy loam soil to study the moisture distribution pattern of sandy loam soil under the drip irrigated cabbage at various irrigation and fertigation levels. The experiments were laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with ten treatments which included three irrigation levels 100, 80 and 60% of evapotranspiration (ET) along with three fertigation levels, viz., 100, 75 and 50% of recommended dose of fertilizer and one control (Surface irrigation at 1.0 IW/CPE ratio + 100% RDF through farmer’s practice) and were replicated thrice. Observations revealed that highest yield (340.73 q ha-1) was recorded with the treatment combination of drip irrigation with 80 % ET and fertigation @ 75 % RDF. The crops treated with 80 per cent ET experienced that the moisture content was maintained near to field capacity at the ischolar_main zone of the crop. The vertical and radial spread of water in the soil increased with the amount of irrigation. In all the treatments, the soil moisture distribution along the vertical direction increased and laterally it was decreased.

Keywords


Drip Irrigation, Fertigation, Soil Moisture Distribution, Cabbage.

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